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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

BRAMHALL METHODIST CHURCH

The church operates from the heart of Bramhall, a suburb of Stockport, offering a wide range of activities in pursuit of its objectives. These activities fall into the following broad headings:* Worship and Prayer* Exploring Christianity* Supporting Life's Journey* World and Neighbourhood* Fellowship and Friendship* Involvement in our local community* Children and young people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 19 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£498£493£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£498£490£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21*£453£472£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£480£565£-86n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19*£539£530£9£0£284£1954.417100
31/08/18*£505£485£19£0£275£1874.6170
31/08/17*£466£465£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£461£454£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£249£224£25n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£429£422£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13*£482£636£-154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12£343£388£-45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11£413£364£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10£367£366£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Balance Sheet History
Established: 15 years

www.bramhallmethodists.org.uk

office@bramhallmethodists.org.uk

01614408007

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Listed activities
  • Religious Activities
GiG Classification
  • Christian congregations
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Stockport,
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (19)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ALISON THORNLEY Appointed: 2021
  • ANGELA CLOWES Appointed: 2020
  • CAROLE LOMAX Appointed: 2022
  • CATHERINE ARMSTRONG Appointed: 2022
  • CHRISTINE HALL BED Appointed: 2019
  • CLAIRE LOUISE LEE Appointed: 2014
  • DR ANNA-LOUISE POWER MBCHB Appointed: 2020
  • GILLIAN DAY Appointed: 2023
  • IAN CASTLEDINE Appointed: 2020
  • JOHN BENVIE FCII, ACIS
  • JOHN CHARLES THORNLEY Appointed: 2011
  • JOHN PHILIP SANDFORD Appointed: 2014
  • JUNE LINDA NIGHTINGALE
  • KENNETH MARTIN LOW Appointed: 2020
  • LYNNE ORMISTON Appointed: 2019
  • MATTHEW HILL Appointed: 2022
  • PHILIPPA FITZPATRICK Appointed: 2022
  • REV SARAH PARKIN (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • ROSEMARY WINIFRED LUMB BSC HONS Appointed: 2012
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2009, number: 1130747
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR21: 15 days late, AR19: 140 days late, AR18: 36 days late, AR17: 233 days late, AR13: 196 days late,
Main office

2 THORN ROAD
BRAMHALL
STOCKPORT
SK7 1HQ

Objectives

The purposes of the Methodist Church are and shall be deemed to have been since the date of union the advancement of -(a) the Christian faith in accordance with the doctrinal standards and the discipline of the Methodist Church;(b) any charitable purpose for the time being of any Connexional, district, circuit, local or other organisation of the Methodist Church;(c) any charitable purpose for the time being of any society or institution subsiduary or ancillary to the Methodist Church;(d) any purpose for the time being of any charity being a charity subsidiary or ancillary to the Methodist Church.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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